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thermoneutral zone: a standalone construct

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thermoneutralzone1 CONSTRUCTThermoneutral zoneSCHOLANDER · PHYSIOLOGY

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the range of ambient temperature within which an endotherm keeps body temperature at minimal metabolic rate, without extra heat production or evaporative cooling.

In physiology, thermoneutral zone refers to the range of ambient temperature within which an endotherm keeps body temperature at minimal metabolic rate, without extra heat production or evaporative cooling. This meaning comes from Scholander (1950) in The Biological Bulletin.[1]

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  1. Scholander, P. F., Hock, R., Walters, V., Johnson, F., & Irving, L. (1950). Heat Regulation in Some Arctic and Tropical Mammals and Birds. The Biological Bulletin, 99(2), 237-258. https://doi.org/10.2307/1538741

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